On January 21, 1908, New York City’s Sullivan Ordinance made it unlawful for women to smoke in public. The municipality was passed after being advocated for by city Alderman Timothy “Little Tim,” but was shortly […]
On January 17, the United States government illegally overthrew the Hawaiian government. Under the self-declared Provisional Government, Sanford Dole was installed as President after overthrowing Queen Liliuokalani. Due to the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act, Hawaii […]
On January 16, 1853, French industrialist André Michelin was born in Paris. Alongside his brother Édouard, André founded the Michelin Tire company in 1888. Michelin took over his grandfather’s agricultural farm and equipment business, which […]
On January 16, 1936, American serial killer Albert Fish was electrocuted in New York’s Sing Sing Prison. Fish was convicted of the murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd and admitted to the molestation of more than […]
January 15th celebrates the birthday of Jean Bugatti, the eldest son of Ettore Bugatti, the founder of Automobiles E. Bugatti. Jean Bugatti was born in Cologne, Germany. Jean played a very influential role in the […]